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Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty was an American military series that followed a platoon of soldiers through their first tour of duty in the Vietnam War. It ran on CBS from 1987-1990 and was one of very first television series to portray the Vietnam War in a weekly drama.
The following firearms can be seen in the television series Tour Of Duty:
Handguns
M1911A1
The M1911A1 is seen used by Lt. Myron Goldman (Stephen Caffrey) and Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier).
Assault Rifles
M16 Variants
The M16 rifle was the main rifle of the U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam and is seen carried by most of the platoon. In the series, various models of the M16 are seen.
Colt XM177 (Colt Sporter Carbine)
A Colt Sporter Carbine modified to resemble the [[[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series|XM177]] rifle is mainly seen being used by SFC Clayton "Zeke" Anderson (Terence Knox). In Season 1, Anderson's Colt Carbine is seen loaded with a 30-round magazine (unusual for the time period of the series). For the remainder of the series, the Colt is loaded with the more accurate 20 round magazine.
M14
The M14 Rifle was seen twice, used by Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen) and Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier) as sniper rifles.
XM16E1
The XM16E1 Rifle was seen mostly in the third season by the U.S. Army soldiers.
Norinco Type 56
The Norinco Type 56 is seen in the hands of the NVA and VC soldiers.
AKM
The AKM is also used by enemy forces as well as Lt. Goldman.
Rifles
SVD Dragunov
The SVD Dragunov is seen twice used by NVA snipers.
SKS rifle
The SKS rifle is seen a couple of times by VC soldiers.
Submachine Guns
Smith & Wesson M76
The Smith & Wesson M76 is seen used by Cpl. Danny Purcell (Tony Becker) and Pvt. Ruiz (Ramon Franco) in the SOG missions.
M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"
The M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" is seen used by Sgt. Marvin Johnson (Stan Foster) in the SOG missions.
M2 Carbine
The M2 Carbine was used by Sgt. Marcus Taylor (Miguel A. Nunez, Jr.) in some of the SOG missions.
Shotguns
Ithaca 37
The Ithaca 37 shotgun is seen in the hands of SFC Clayton "Zeke" Anderson (Terence Knox) in several episodes.
Heavy Weapons
M60
The M60 is mainly used by Pvt. Alberto Ruiz (Ramon Franco) in the series.
M60D
The "D" variant of the M60 is seen mounted on Huey helicopters as well as fired by enemy forces in the series.
Browning M2 HB
A Browning M2 .50 cal is seen mounted on a truck in the Pilot episode.
Valmet M78
NVA forces are sometimes seen firing the Valmet M78.
Other
M79 grenade launcher
The M79 grenade launcher is seen quite a few times in the show.
M72 LAW
The M72 LAW was seen on the backs of U.S. soldiers and used several times.